had pretty low expectations when I drove to Garvey's Point Preserve this morning. When I had been there on Thursday it had been relatively quiet. But my visit to Alley Pond yesterday had left me feeling warbler-deprived, so after the morning rain subsided, I decided to give it another try. When I arrived the sun was just peeking out in the aralia-ringed meadow behind and below the visitor center. And to my pleasant surprise, there was movement in the trees.
What I experienced was a veritable Cape May warblerfest. It seemed as if every other bird was a Cape May. I saw at least 5 individuals 2 dull and 3 bright, and probably several more, along with a scattering of other warblers and a rose breasted grosbeak. A walk on the trails added another Cape May, a blue-headed vireo and a few more warblers. By the time I returned to the meadow, there was only one Cape May still there. But with all those aralia berries ripe for the taking, I'm pretty sure they'll be back. Here is a link to photos of a number of these birds. There were many more that escaped capture by my lens: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/15125378059/in/photostream/ Warbler List: Cape May (TNTC) Tennessee (in the Meadow) Nashville (at the intersection of trails 4 and 5) Northern Waterthrush (in the almost empty pond) BT Green BT Blue Magnolia Parula Black and White Common Yellowthroat Redstart Happy Fall Birding Peter -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
